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A Small Place

A Small Place - Paperback

by Jamaica Kincaid
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jamaica KincaidPublish date:01/28/25Pages:96
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Picador USAISBN-13:9781250340610ISBN-10:1250340616UPC:9781250340610Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Caribbean & West Indies, Cultural & RegionalBook Topic:Cuba, HaitiSize:8.00 x 5.20 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.2Product ID:SC2D55DVR2

A brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua, by the author of Annie John.

Lyrical, sardonic, and forthright, A Small Place magnifies our vision of one small place with Swiftian wit and precision. Jamaica Kincaid's expansive essay candidly appraises the ten-by-twelve-mile island in the British West Indies where she grew up, Antigua, and makes palpable the impact of European colonialism and tourism.

This book is a missive to the traveler, whether American or European, who wants to escape the banality and corruption of some large place. Kincaid, powerful and resolute, reminds us that the Antiguan people, formerly British subjects, are unable to escape the same drawbacks of their own tiny realm--that behind the benevolent Caribbean scenery are human lives, always complex and often fraught with injustice.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Picador USAISBN-13:9781250340610ISBN-10:1250340616UPC:9781250340610Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Caribbean & West Indies, Cultural & RegionalBook Topic:Cuba, HaitiSize:8.00 x 5.20 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.2Product ID:SC2D55DVR2
Jamaica Kincaid was born in St. John's, Antigua. Her books include At the Bottom of the River, Annie John, Lucy, The Autobiography of My Mother, My Brother, Mr. Potter, See Now Then, and An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children (with Kara Walker). She lives in Vermont.
Publisher: Picador USA

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